Bedclothes-holder



E. T. EDLUND.

BEDCL'OTHES HOLDER.

APPLICATION 'FILED OCT. 14, 1920.

1,371,880. x Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

MORRIS PETERS. INC. L ITHO.. WASHINGTON. D C

' i narran srAiLE/sirsivroFFica ERNST THEODOR EDLUND, QIE` NEW YORK,- N. Y.

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To all fio/0m tmay conce/111i:

Be it known that I, ERNST THEoiioR ED- Luni), a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of YewA York, have invented a new and Ime` proved Bedclothes-I-Iolder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. n

My invention relates to a device for securing bed clothes on a bed toprevent their being accidentally displaced; the invention l being more particularly intended for use on childrens beds.

The general object of the invention is to providea device for the indicated purpose adapted to be disposed across the bed at the foot providing means for engaging the bed clothes at their lower edges.

A more 'specific object of-the invention is to provide the holder with means whereby the bed clothes may be quickly clamped or Y unclamped as well as means to utilize the mattress in maintaining the bed clothes holder in position. Y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speci-l fication, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of practical eX- amples of the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the bed clothes holder embodying my invention, part of it being broken away, the holder being shown in position ready to be positioned in the bed, and the bed clothes clamp being in the open position.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a bed clothes holder in folded form, the position of the swingable clamp being the same as when in clamping position as in use.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of portions of a bedstead and mattress with my improved bed clothes holder in position, the holder and the bed clothes being in section, taken trai'isversely of the holder, and longitudinally of the bed.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in transverse Y Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedY M131'. 15,1921.

Application iled October 14,1920. Serial No. 416,928,

Vberdisposed transversely-across the foot of the bed, between the lower end of the mattress and the foot of the bed. occupied by the holder in Fig. 3 is eXaggerated inthe interests of clearness- In association'with elongated element 10 is an elongated element 11 adapted to coact' in clampinto the channel. -In Figs. 1 to 3 the rela-v tively iixed element 10 is provided Ywith a top flange 15V extending lengthwise and 'di-p 'rected rearwardly beyond the irear face of the elementlO. Below the member 15`is aV longitudinal rib 16,'these being spaced to present a `channel therebetween ranging longitudinally of the VsectionV 10, and thusV ranging transversely across the foot of the bed when the structure is in position for use. The swingably mounted clamp bar 11 is positioned to be swung toward the element 10 between the horizontal planes of the members 15, 16, and thereby press the bed clothesY A into the channel as indicatedl clearly in Fig. 3. In using the bed clothes holder, the bottom sheet and the top sheet, as well as the blanket and any other coverings are all brought togethenbent downvwardly in the lrear of the holder, and then pressed by the bar 11 into the channel at A. In order to hold the clamping bar 11 inclamping position, I provide movable latches, preferably separate swingable latch elements 1T pivoted at their lower ends to The space.

a fixed part of the element 10, such for eX- ample as the rearwardly directed flange or member 14.' The'latches fold down alongside the member 14 to permit the clamp 11 to swing outwardly, and @fold upwardly against said clamp when the latter is in the clamping position. n v

In Fig. 4 instead of the two longitudinal members such as 15 and 16 being-Lon the relatively lixed element 10 or body of the holder, I ,have shown a body or relatively Xed section lL having integral therewith along the top edge, a rearwardly directed iiange and the clamp 11a I provide in the form of a channel bar presenting upper and lower flanges 11" disposed toward the iiange 15, y'

which is in eii'ect, the reverse `oi the arrangement in Figs. 1 to The end bars 12a of the clamp bars l1n arepivoted as at lnfto.

Awhich purpose I provide on `the relatively fixed section 10 of the holder,forwardly eX tendingmember or members. In the illustrated example, folding bars 19 are pvoted at their rear ends 20 to `the bottom of section 10, and are united at theirforward ends by a cross bar 21 pivoted at `their ends to said bars 19. The arrangement permits of the bars 19, 21 being folded together at the underside of the section 10, or beinlgprojected forwardly in rectangular form as in Figs. l and 3,whereby theymay be inserted beneath the mattress C. Thebars 19 may have tie strings 23 attached thereto and adapted. to` be brought over the top of the mattress and tied. H

By firmly fastening'` both sheets and the `bed coverings together across the bottom edges, the bed clothes are securely maintained` against displacement by childrentoss` 'ing in bed tor example, and at the same time the minimum inconvenience is afforded the children. Besides the holder when in use is completely concealed or at all events is quite i.iicoiispicuous. u

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examples constitute practical embodinients of my invention, l do not limit myself strictly to the details herein `illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure trom the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims. l Y

I claim: 1. A bed clothes holder including an elongated body section adapted to range along the toot of a bed `and having spaced elongated members thereon running substantially the length thereof, a clamp section substantially the same length as the body section and hinged to the latter to swing' to and lroni clampingrelation to said body sectionV and having an elongated member positioned Ato enter the space between the members on the body, and means to hold the clamp section in clamping position. l

2. A bed clothes holder comprising an elongated body section adaptedto be posi-` tioned at the foot of the bed between the mattress and the vbedst'ead7 arms pivotally securedy at one end to said body section, means pivotally connecting the opposite ends ott said arms, said arms beingadapted to be positioned beneath a mattress, and a swing` able clampu section hinged at its lower edge to said body section, said body section and said clam section having coacting members to clamp t ebed clothes. Y

ERNST THEODQR EDLUND. 

